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. >>> former south african president nelson mandela is out of the hospital. he spent more than two weeks in the hospital with a lung infection and other ailments. the 94-year-old will receive other medical care at his johannesburg home. >>> now, to the fiscal cliff. still looming large as president obama returns to the white house this morning. the president cut short his christmas vacation in hawaii to get back to washington. congress will be in session today, amidst fading hope that a deal could be reached by the new year. no agreement would mean spending cuts and historic tax hikes for virtually every american. >>> officials in newtown have a message for people who want to send gifts to the grief-stricken town. please don't. they say gifts have arrived in such numbers, they overwhelmed the small community's ability to process them. a fund established after the shooting to support newtown has grown to $3.5 million. >>> meanwhile, hundreds of schoolteachers plan to attend firearms training today in salt lake city. the 200 teachers come from districts across
. >>> former south african president nelson mandela is out of the hospital. he spent more than two weeks in the hospital with a lung infection and other ailments. the 94-year-old will receive other medical care at his johannesburg home. >>> now, to the fiscal cliff. still looming large as president obama returns to the white house this morning. the president cut short his christmas vacation in hawaii to get back to washington. congress will be in session today, amidst fading...
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. >> and antiapartheid icon nelson mandela was discharged from the hospital. he'll continue treatment at home. he was hospitalized for a lung infection. >> starbucks is getting into the fight over the fiscal cliff. they're now asking workers in all d.c. area stores to write the quote "come together" on the coffee cups they serve today and tomorrow. that company's ceo says it's the company's way of telling politicians they need to find common ground. >> hollywood has seen the number of movie tickets sold go up for the first time in three years. the industry rebounds ad there year -- rebounded this year. >> five days until the new year and they're getting ready for the countdown in times square. installation begins today for the crystal ball in the square. that ball is covered by 2700 waterford crystals and megan you said these have some significance. >> absolutely. dozens are going -- doves are going to be engraved on them. >> very cool with that. the baltimore ravens, they're going to be well represented for the pro bowl in hawaii. the ravens are going to send
. >> and antiapartheid icon nelson mandela was discharged from the hospital. he'll continue treatment at home. he was hospitalized for a lung infection. >> starbucks is getting into the fight over the fiscal cliff. they're now asking workers in all d.c. area stores to write the quote "come together" on the coffee cups they serve today and tomorrow. that company's ceo says it's the company's way of telling politicians they need to find common ground. >> hollywood has...
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. >>> encouraging news from south africa this morning, where nelson mandela is said to be in good spirits. the former president has been in the hospital since the beginning of december. yesterday, he got a visit from the country's current president, jacob zuma, who said mandela is looking better. zuma said doctors are happy with the progress that mandela is making. >>> overseas in australia, shoppers there have had a full day in the stores. they've been doing their so-called boxing day shopping. and they're doing a lot of it. today's actually the busiest shopping day of the year down under. analysts say both men and women were buying up the latest fashions. with men going for surprise gadgets. and women, for homewares. >>> back here at home, a special story about a family's first christmas at home. they are mothers jennifer and kerry, along with their quadrupl quadruplets. the children were born prematurely in march. at birth, they all weighed a little more than just one pound each. but they ended up gaining some weight in the hospital. and they made it home by august. >> last christmas w
. >>> encouraging news from south africa this morning, where nelson mandela is said to be in good spirits. the former president has been in the hospital since the beginning of december. yesterday, he got a visit from the country's current president, jacob zuma, who said mandela is looking better. zuma said doctors are happy with the progress that mandela is making. >>> overseas in australia, shoppers there have had a full day in the stores. they've been doing their so-called...
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. >>> christmas prayers are going out to nelson mandela. south africans are sending warm wishes to the ormer leader. he's been in the hospital for more than two weeks with a lung infection and gal stone surgery, as well. he's in no imminent danger but doctors want to make sure before releasing him. the icon is 94 years old. >>> now we turn to britain, where thousands of christmas travelers are having a rough go today. flooding has shut down train service in many areas, especially in scotland, southwest england and south wales, as well. in highways there impassable. drivers have been warned not to travel unless absolutely necessary. and more rain expected later today. >>> severe flooding is a problem in northern california. highways in sonoma california are under water. and up in the mountains, up to four feet of snow expected to fall in the sierra nevada. it is the second wave of storms to hit northern california sense friday. the rainy weather also grounded dozens of flights around the san francisco bay area. the san francisco internationa
. >>> christmas prayers are going out to nelson mandela. south africans are sending warm wishes to the ormer leader. he's been in the hospital for more than two weeks with a lung infection and gal stone surgery, as well. he's in no imminent danger but doctors want to make sure before releasing him. the icon is 94 years old. >>> now we turn to britain, where thousands of christmas travelers are having a rough go today. flooding has shut down train service in many areas,...
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. >>> and former south african president nelson mandela is out of the hospital. government leaders say that the anti-apartheid icon has been released after spending more than two weeks in the hospital. he was suffering from a lung infection and other ailments there. the 94-year-old will receive more medical care at his johannesburg home. >> many are celebrating that move that he's going home, but you know you can't be 100% okay and healthy if you're going to be getting home care. so you wonder if he's going to have issues down the road. >> this is an interesting case, because there's an entire nation waiting to see if he's going to be okay. at 94 years old, a lot of things can happen when you get admitted to the hospital. sometimes you're there for something simple and it just continues and continues. we're not talking about just a south african leader, this is a global icon. >> definitely for everything he's done. we'll keep you up to date on that, as well. that and george h.w. bush, because we have two developing stories on both fronts there. >>> hawaii's lieut
. >>> and former south african president nelson mandela is out of the hospital. government leaders say that the anti-apartheid icon has been released after spending more than two weeks in the hospital. he was suffering from a lung infection and other ailments there. the 94-year-old will receive more medical care at his johannesburg home. >> many are celebrating that move that he's going home, but you know you can't be 100% okay and healthy if you're going to be getting home care....